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from the civil war era, right up to today. and through it all, the california teachers association has stood strong. for the legislation that established california's free public schools... ensuring funding for all students... the first law to reduce class sizes... and establishing community colleges. our schools may have changed, but our commitment to california's children never will... because we know quality public schools make a better california for all of us. ♪ [ engine revs ] [ female announcer ] small... [ engine revs ] wicked... ♪ and now... ♪ topless. ♪ the fiat 500 abarth cabrio. ♪ watching the markets this morning,-of the gate and the dow off 53 points. investors are urgent to see what will be reported to see if the economy is moving forward. retail sales numbers unexpectedly rose in april. that may be pointing to some strength and the economy. the dow was down 52 points and the s&p off about three and a quarter. >> chrysler is recalling nearly 470,000 jeep as seabees worldwide because they can shift into
from the civil war era, right up to today. and through it all, the california teachers association has stood strong. for the legislation that established california's free public schools... ensuring funding for all students... the first law to reduce class sizes... and establishing community colleges. our schools may have changed, but our commitment to california's children never will... because we know quality public schools make a better california for all of us. ♪ [ engine revs ] [ female...
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war that has claimed more than 70,000 lives. >> will be right back new nehoney bunches of oats greek yogurt and whole grain. herehe we go. honehoy corncoflakes and chunks of greek yogurt. i'i'm tasting both the yogurt and the honey at the same time. i'm'like digging this yogurt thing. i feelfe healthy. new how ney bunches of oats greek. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. start the fiesta. 12 packs of corona are
war that has claimed more than 70,000 lives. >> will be right back new nehoney bunches of oats greek yogurt and whole grain. herehe we go. honehoy corncoflakes and chunks of greek yogurt. i'i'm tasting both the yogurt and the honey at the same time. i'm'like digging this yogurt thing. i feelfe healthy. new how ney bunches of oats greek. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like...
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have with civil unions. but supporters say same-sex couples deserve the dignity and respect of married couples >> pam: former south carolina governor -- mark sanford clinched his old congressional seat. after his political career was sidelined by scandal. he defeated elizabeth colbert busch. the sister of political comedian stephen colbert. four years ago. he disappeard for days and later admitted he was off with his mistress in >> pam: sanford paid a 70- thousand dollar ethics fine. the largest in the state's history. >> jacqueline: not a bad day out there today pick. we did 74 and nab but, 73 in concord and 74 in san mateo and fremont. 64 and the city. the fault is settled back and moving over since francisco right now spreading into the bay shores overnight. still 68 in kerman at this hour. we do have a possibility of receiving in a few showers going on in lake tahoe right now that is rob brown activity form from a low pressure activities. we could eclipse from some of these crops rush hours. tonight the
have with civil unions. but supporters say same-sex couples deserve the dignity and respect of married couples >> pam: former south carolina governor -- mark sanford clinched his old congressional seat. after his political career was sidelined by scandal. he defeated elizabeth colbert busch. the sister of political comedian stephen colbert. four years ago. he disappeard for days and later admitted he was off with his mistress in >> pam: sanford paid a 70- thousand dollar ethics...
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tom perez, assistant secretary for civil rights, ruslyn lee. she was also nominated by president obama to serve in her role as assistant secretary of education for civil rights and she was confirmed by the senate in may of 2009. as assistant secretary, ruslyn is assistant secretary arnie's duncan's primary advisor. before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in these positions she advocated for public school students in california, focusing on achievement and opportunity gaps, improving can urriculum and instructional quality and ensuring quality education for everybody. she served as an advisor on education issues on a number of private ipbs institutions, she is a teacher, a lawyer, and a very influential voice on all policy matters. she was also passionate about ending this issue of bullying and bringing everyone together to stop this disturbing trend so please welcome assistant secretary for civil rights, rusly
tom perez, assistant secretary for civil rights, ruslyn lee. she was also nominated by president obama to serve in her role as assistant secretary of education for civil rights and she was confirmed by the senate in may of 2009. as assistant secretary, ruslyn is assistant secretary arnie's duncan's primary advisor. before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in...
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the civil rights act of 1964 was first introduced in 1948, took a little while. the hate crimes of 2009 was first introduced in 96, took some time. we are not backing off this. i have spent as much time on this issue as any issue and i speak as not simply -- i approach it not simply from the perspective of a civil rights lawyer, i approach it from the perspective of a parent of 3 and that informs my judgment as much as -- and my passion for this as much as anything. i can't promise, i don't know when we're going to be able to declare victory. i look at so many of the civil rights issues of our time and they have remained all too persistent but that doesn't mean we cannot continue to be dogged and i think we've seen successes. success didn't come soon enough for you and that is tragic and that's what motivates me and others to continue this work and so i hope we'll continue it together and i hope we'll be persistent. i hope we'll just demand it and as we continue to demand it, i think we'll make progress. >> my heart is heavy for your experience. i can't imagine t
the civil rights act of 1964 was first introduced in 1948, took a little while. the hate crimes of 2009 was first introduced in 96, took some time. we are not backing off this. i have spent as much time on this issue as any issue and i speak as not simply -- i approach it not simply from the perspective of a civil rights lawyer, i approach it from the perspective of a parent of 3 and that informs my judgment as much as -- and my passion for this as much as anything. i can't promise, i don't...
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he was also director for civil rights at the department of human health services. tom, you will find, is passion ate and committed to equality and justice for everyone. tom, more than anyone i know, makes every single day in his life matter, whether it's focused on anti-bullying work, voting rights, disability rights, housing rights, the eighth amendment, immigration, hate crimes or human trafficking. tom cares about all of those issues to his core and he works every day to make the world a better place. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome assistant attorney general tom perez. (applause). >> good morning, it's an honor to be back here. i got to spend some time last night with my brother who lives down the road apiece, his daughter is a sophomore in high school, she asked me if i wanted to go golfing at the presidio, i said i can't walk that much, i just had my knee replaced. melinda has been an incredible partner, it's a partnership between our partners in the u.s. attorney offices and our partners in state and local government. when i think about the hate crimes
he was also director for civil rights at the department of human health services. tom, you will find, is passion ate and committed to equality and justice for everyone. tom, more than anyone i know, makes every single day in his life matter, whether it's focused on anti-bullying work, voting rights, disability rights, housing rights, the eighth amendment, immigration, hate crimes or human trafficking. tom cares about all of those issues to his core and he works every day to make the world a...
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and lego we will talk about the civil rights division. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> by the end of 1985, the cia is and see. or at least some people do not like what happened. the cia has been drawn in to what has gone on. reagan has not officially told them to do anything like this. in 1985 ready to decide on this presidential finding to authorize covert operations. it says that because of these reasons, i ordered these agencies to do this, this, and this. and it is fairly specific. there were two things about this finding that were highly unusual. the first thing? it was retroactive. contrary to the law. the law clearly states that a finding is supposed to be signed by the president before the covert action is initiated. not after it has been going on. this 1985 finding says explicitly the law prior actions are hereby ratified or approved. the second thing that is unusual? it states explicitly, the document does, do not tell the house and senate intelligence committees about this. do not tell them. these are very unusual an
and lego we will talk about the civil rights division. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> by the end of 1985, the cia is and see. or at least some people do not like what happened. the cia has been drawn in to what has gone on. reagan has not officially told them to do anything like this. in 1985 ready to decide on this presidential finding to authorize covert operations. it says that because of these reasons, i ordered these agencies to do this, this, and this. and it is fairly...
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rights my sister's civil rights come on now i mean did she get murdered by civil rights no. he was murdered by the state and they have everything to lose because they were sloppy they were arrogant and they have censored everything the reality is truth always emerges it's coming up now it has a force of its own and we're happy to see that truth is coming out and maybe justice will be done soon well it's all right i don't really care it's ironic the base of the civil rights case of course certainly on her and she was just practicing our civil rights the first amendment and she was murdered for it and i wanted to really quickly get to this new investigation that's been initiated what is going on with it it's an amazing advancement in the cause and also what would justice look like for you and your family for the death of your sister. well. there's been no redress accountability or apology for kent state in fact they get this in the shins since day one every. one associated with kent state that the witness is and participants anyone that was harmed by it was chased down by j. e
rights my sister's civil rights come on now i mean did she get murdered by civil rights no. he was murdered by the state and they have everything to lose because they were sloppy they were arrogant and they have censored everything the reality is truth always emerges it's coming up now it has a force of its own and we're happy to see that truth is coming out and maybe justice will be done soon well it's all right i don't really care it's ironic the base of the civil rights case of course...
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who would have thouge ht, right, we go back to civil rights movement. there was always resistance to american intervention, military intervention in latin america. y there is more military intervention in latin americanvs today beyond the drug war that e never was when there was the specter of fighting communists. this is a law of unintended consequences that we haveare created which is why i am jimd. moret about policies, bads bad policies getting infected. here is a bad policy enacted that has never been fixed.it h it just gets worse and worse. as foster prison populations, nonviolent offenders. arms, gangs in our communities. chicago is a good example. wars in la unamerican and created -- where is all thishe money going to make billions of american dollars spent on the drug war. it is in the cartel pockets. fortunately -- nsa this inher general. sometimes i worry about all beb together and talk about.tag it sounds like we're talkingre about, we are victims are we arr oppressed or we are excluded. and that's true, but the otherfs side of history is th
who would have thouge ht, right, we go back to civil rights movement. there was always resistance to american intervention, military intervention in latin america. y there is more military intervention in latin americanvs today beyond the drug war that e never was when there was the specter of fighting communists. this is a law of unintended consequences that we haveare created which is why i am jimd. moret about policies, bads bad policies getting infected. here is a bad policy enacted that...
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and he sets out to pass... ( applause ) and he sets out to pass civil rights bills, the voting right bills, medication bill, education bill. he changes the country. >> stephen: all those things, medicare, voting rights, civil rights bill, head start, right? all those things -- did this book start off as a series of spooky stories to scare republicans around a camp fire at night? because all of those things are things they'd like to get rid of at this point. >> yes, they certainly would. the thing was the other side, you know, all these things like head start, we think maybe they failed. but the reason we think they failed, stephen, is that they never got adequately funded because the other side of lyndon johnson was vietnam. he escalated that war until there was not enough money for anything else. >> stephen: in the fog of war, bob mcnamara, secretary of defense robert mcnamara says that kennedy likely would have deescalated that involvement in vietnam. but when johnson came in, the recordings of him saying i know that you and the president were saying that you were going to deescala
and he sets out to pass... ( applause ) and he sets out to pass civil rights bills, the voting right bills, medication bill, education bill. he changes the country. >> stephen: all those things, medicare, voting rights, civil rights bill, head start, right? all those things -- did this book start off as a series of spooky stories to scare republicans around a camp fire at night? because all of those things are things they'd like to get rid of at this point. >> yes, they certainly...
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he wanted a civil rights bill. he didn't want to chastise american namely, because suddenly interracial groups were being that some as a result of birmingham. there were big demonstrations that were a run up to the march in washington, in los angeles, in detroit and chicago. so the clergy, not a clergy here, although one or two of them were perhaps overtime responded, but the rabbis and catholic priests and protestant ministers who were joining in. so king didn't want to kind of get in the face because he was welcoming those allies, but still the toughness is very much there. >> yes, i guess what you're saying him you haven't gotten any pushback for turning king into jeremiah wright. i'm just kidding, i'm just kidding. >> it's a great question because people come here, when my last book came out, there was a column on jeremiah wright in which he quoted by the word of the lord is upon me. he quoted jeremiah wright is not martin luther king. we're not turning them into the right. but there's more that they are thinki
he wanted a civil rights bill. he didn't want to chastise american namely, because suddenly interracial groups were being that some as a result of birmingham. there were big demonstrations that were a run up to the march in washington, in los angeles, in detroit and chicago. so the clergy, not a clergy here, although one or two of them were perhaps overtime responded, but the rabbis and catholic priests and protestant ministers who were joining in. so king didn't want to kind of get in the face...
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is a civil rights statute. -- it is a civil rights statute. they can be a perfectly legitimate plaintiffs to bring a lawsuit, and there are a number of people who belong to disability organizations that actually, that is what their livelihood is, bringing these lawsuits. the gentleman over here, who was also a lawyer knows of at least one case involving two lawsuits. they started all neighborhoods. the target places like san francisco because this is an old city with old buildings, virtually none of which comply. we only have new construction that would be billed to 1988 compliance standards, usually. whatever kind of business you have, the building part does not enforce ada compliance. you have your architect look at the ada if you are going to make a major revision anyway. is very expensive to do that. the demand letter is a requirment for the state -- is a requirement for the state laws to be brought. for civil rights cases, you are expected to know the law and be in compliance. they do not make a demand under federal law saying they should
is a civil rights statute. -- it is a civil rights statute. they can be a perfectly legitimate plaintiffs to bring a lawsuit, and there are a number of people who belong to disability organizations that actually, that is what their livelihood is, bringing these lawsuits. the gentleman over here, who was also a lawyer knows of at least one case involving two lawsuits. they started all neighborhoods. the target places like san francisco because this is an old city with old buildings, virtually...
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there is no doubt in my mind there is no civil rights struggle going on this country to make sure that poor people have lawyers. but it's something i really didn't understand when i started as a public defender. i started in a well resource office with manageable case loads and i was able to give clients with a gideon vision and then i moved to georgia for the statewide public defenders system in georgia and then i moved to new orleans in the wake of katrina to help rebuild that office and started to see what i experience nd dc was the exception and not the rule. for example i remember walking into a courtroom in new orleans, very first time ever walked into a courtroom in new orleans and there were people everywhere. people in suits you didn't know who the defenders were, you didn't know who the prosecutors were and you knew who the clients were because they were shackled on the seats. the judge started calling names and in the next second he would call another name and you heard voices, that would be the voice speaking for the person. a lawyer never stood next to the client and then
there is no doubt in my mind there is no civil rights struggle going on this country to make sure that poor people have lawyers. but it's something i really didn't understand when i started as a public defender. i started in a well resource office with manageable case loads and i was able to give clients with a gideon vision and then i moved to georgia for the statewide public defenders system in georgia and then i moved to new orleans in the wake of katrina to help rebuild that office and...
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dwight eisenhower was not great on civil rights. there was the people in the civil rights movement, a lot of them thought it was because of eisenhower that they had the struggles in the 50's and the early 60s because of his feeling on so much progress, he was too reluctant on so many changes. but it was a cool pick. >> and in 1957 you can't lead leave out the troops in little rock. >> actually in our control room we have a running game joke. we don't have a control room. >> cenk: all right, the next question. >> could you explain the explain the progressive movement and it's agenda to a five-year-old? what the progressive stands for in a phrase? >> cenk: i can. i can do this one first. i'll do it like bush. it stands for progress and liberty and freedom. i wrote it on my hand. that's sarah palin actually. no freedom for everybody. the civil rights movement, we expand freedom to the blacks in the country we extend freedom to women in the country extend extending freedom to more and more people. that's the explanation of progressive.
dwight eisenhower was not great on civil rights. there was the people in the civil rights movement, a lot of them thought it was because of eisenhower that they had the struggles in the 50's and the early 60s because of his feeling on so much progress, he was too reluctant on so many changes. but it was a cool pick. >> and in 1957 you can't lead leave out the troops in little rock. >> actually in our control room we have a running game joke. we don't have a control room. >>...
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the agency said the district violated the school's civil rights by not properly handling that case. the palo alto weekly reports the district is adjusting its policy and will now update its progress during this morning's meeting. >>> we have some interesting weather happening out there right now. 60 degrees to start the day in san francisco. you are at 61 in oakland and 55 degrees in livermore. we still have showers on the radar. nothing heavy. in fact, we are dealing with about a third as much precipitation as we head at this point yesterday. we are going to see more of that as we head throughout the day. wrap-around moisture from a cut-off low still impacting the bay area through today, tonight and the first part of tomorrow. highs are going to be comfortable. you don't need the heavy coat to accommodate the showers. all you need is an umbrella and something that is going to keep you nice and mild later on today. you don't need a heavy coat. go with a short-sleeve cotton ought to do it. 74, livermore, 63, san francisco, 72, san jose. you are breaking out the beach gear. your full
the agency said the district violated the school's civil rights by not properly handling that case. the palo alto weekly reports the district is adjusting its policy and will now update its progress during this morning's meeting. >>> we have some interesting weather happening out there right now. 60 degrees to start the day in san francisco. you are at 61 in oakland and 55 degrees in livermore. we still have showers on the radar. nothing heavy. in fact, we are dealing with about a...
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as the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the u.s. department of justice where he is right now, he has been a voice for the most vulnerable and he's reinvigorated the enforcement of some of our most critical civil rights laws. he has helped more americans achieve the dream of homeownership through his unprecedented efforts to prevent residential lending discrimination. he's helped ensure that people with disabilities have the choice to live in their own homes and communities rather than only in institutional settings. and to make sure that people with disabilities receive the supports and services they need make independent living possible. he has stepped up the department's efforts to protect the employment rights of service members so that our men and women in uniform can return to their jobs and support their families after serving their country. i can tell you that tom perez is passionate about these issues. he's passionate about justice and about fairness, and i believe these are qualities that tom perez learned at the hand of hi
as the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the u.s. department of justice where he is right now, he has been a voice for the most vulnerable and he's reinvigorated the enforcement of some of our most critical civil rights laws. he has helped more americans achieve the dream of homeownership through his unprecedented efforts to prevent residential lending discrimination. he's helped ensure that people with disabilities have the choice to live in their own homes and communities rather...
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the civil rights was about hard work. but i'm saying that potentially we are in an era where the possibility of laying the transformer possibility, well. did you say transformer if? yes. system changing. it is within the realm of human possibility that we are laying groundwork and could come within tension, that means the person sitting in your seats and might, with the intention malady we could look to try to build a movement and change the system. in a very american, radically decentralized, powerfully democratic way to respect the traditions of this country, and it is different from many of the traditional, boring 19th and 20th century models. it is not like the soviet union, and it is not like corporate capitalism, and it does not look like liberal holding these things together. maybe very american if we so created. pretty utopian stuff. but the interesting part in my judgment for the reasons i gave at the outset, a decline of liberalism, tell your of the labor unions, the change in power is likely to continue to give
the civil rights was about hard work. but i'm saying that potentially we are in an era where the possibility of laying the transformer possibility, well. did you say transformer if? yes. system changing. it is within the realm of human possibility that we are laying groundwork and could come within tension, that means the person sitting in your seats and might, with the intention malady we could look to try to build a movement and change the system. in a very american, radically decentralized,...
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the bill three years later in february this was the assessment that the civil rights watchdog came up with they said quote i c.e. meaning immigration and customs enforcement and customs and border patrol exercise longstanding constitutional and statutory authority permitting suspicion lists and warrantless searches of merchandise at the border and its functional equivalent so essentially they said nothing to see here there's no problem with the suspicion list searching so i asked congressman engel what do you make of that assessment. ok sarah i think it's an outrage i think that nobody should be forced to give their pin numbers or their passwords or or anything like that. it's private and i don't think it should be given unless there's specialness there's due cause unless there's probable cause ok rachel so does he think this bill is actually going to pass so he hasn't introduced it yet they're looking for a co-sponsor perhaps someone with the same media friendly in this so of ron paul but i asked him if when it was introduced he thought it would pass and this is what he told me. well
the bill three years later in february this was the assessment that the civil rights watchdog came up with they said quote i c.e. meaning immigration and customs enforcement and customs and border patrol exercise longstanding constitutional and statutory authority permitting suspicion lists and warrantless searches of merchandise at the border and its functional equivalent so essentially they said nothing to see here there's no problem with the suspicion list searching so i asked congressman...
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on civil rights. [ male announcer ] this is betsy. her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. ♪ since aflac is helping with his expenses while he can't work, he can focus on his recovery. he doesn't have to worry so much about his mortgage, groceries, or even gas bills. kick! kick... feel it! feel it! feel it! nice work! ♪ you got it! you got it! yes! aflac's gonna help take...
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when it was found to be fake, he sued for violation of his civil rights. the san jose city council is expected to approve a settlement sometime today that would pay his legal fees and award him $150,000 >>> the palo alto school district will discuss a student's civil rights in a meeting today after a federal investigation revealed the district mishandled a bullying case. u.s. department of education office for civil rights found a violation in the district back in december. it was involving a middle school student who;w> was being bullie due to a disability. the agency said the district violated the student's civil rights but not properly handling the case. palo alto reports they are adjusting their policy and will update their progress during this morning's meeting >>> it is 6:03. we are watching all the changes going on in the weather. we will give you a live look spanning over the bay bridge in san francisco. christina loren is here to tell us specifically what to look for tuesday and beyond. >>> i am always looking 15 days out, because i want to know w
when it was found to be fake, he sued for violation of his civil rights. the san jose city council is expected to approve a settlement sometime today that would pay his legal fees and award him $150,000 >>> the palo alto school district will discuss a student's civil rights in a meeting today after a federal investigation revealed the district mishandled a bullying case. u.s. department of education office for civil rights found a violation in the district back in december. it was...
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we'll go on with our civil rights affects our lives today. with us from north carolina is president of the naacp reverend william barber. it's a pleasure having you here. thank you for coming. i want you to tell us what you're seeing in north carolina, what restrictions are lawmakers proposing. >> we're seeing a number of things. first of all let me thank you for allowing us to come on. and if i might, in order to see what we're seeing we might have to talk about what we have seen. that is in the naacp we have built the people's coalition. 170 organizations starting in 2006. as a part of the victory of this massive diverse anti-racism anti-poverty coalition in the south we were able to win in the south state the most progressive laws in voting. we were able to win same day registration, early voting, sunday voting. and what we saw was a massive increase. for the last two election cycles led the nation per capita in terms of voting. now 70% of african-americans voted in the last election. african-americans represent analect rate of some 4 mill
we'll go on with our civil rights affects our lives today. with us from north carolina is president of the naacp reverend william barber. it's a pleasure having you here. thank you for coming. i want you to tell us what you're seeing in north carolina, what restrictions are lawmakers proposing. >> we're seeing a number of things. first of all let me thank you for allowing us to come on. and if i might, in order to see what we're seeing we might have to talk about what we have seen. that...
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right's movement. and what we can to do to continue that, so the march does go on. minniejean brown trickey joining us, she was one of the gang of nine welcome back. minijean you appeared in the hbo documentary, little rock central. how did you feel when you were back there? were you satisfied with the progress? >> well, i . . . i -- you know little rock is the symbol for the country. so as much as there's a level of segregation at central high school, that's part of the american way so let's not indict central for what is one of our primary ways of being in our nation. it's desegregated for sure. integrated? maybe not. but i think, you know, the idea is that social change is propet pro -- perpetual. it goes on forever. we have on obligation to continue what we really want in the final -- maybe forever from now, so little rock is in process as well as many other places. but the supreme court is turning back the first for desegregation. it's a hard road. it's a hard road. so central is symbolic in its w
right's movement. and what we can to do to continue that, so the march does go on. minniejean brown trickey joining us, she was one of the gang of nine welcome back. minijean you appeared in the hbo documentary, little rock central. how did you feel when you were back there? were you satisfied with the progress? >> well, i . . . i -- you know little rock is the symbol for the country. so as much as there's a level of segregation at central high school, that's part of the american way so...
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we have, i think been been aggressive in or enforcement of the civil rights laws. there's a whole host of things this administration has done that are consistent with what i believe the president campaigned on and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> reporter: -- during the last administration, president signed executive orders that effectively continued what had already happened. you mentioned civil rights laws, better there are so many other examples that -- both on the left and the right. do you need to change course? aren't you trampling on civil liberties the same way the bush administration is? >> no, we're not. this administration has put a real value on the rule of law, and our values, as americans, i think the actions that we have taken are consistent with both. if one looks in a dispassionate way, what we have done in a variety of areas i've found a more abundant civil rights division. that is a division now that has brought record numbers of cases, protected record numbers of people, i will take issue with you with regard to how w
we have, i think been been aggressive in or enforcement of the civil rights laws. there's a whole host of things this administration has done that are consistent with what i believe the president campaigned on and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> reporter: -- during the last administration, president signed executive orders that effectively continued what had already happened. you mentioned civil rights laws, better there are so many other examples that -- both...
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this is matt of civil and human rights. >> lou: it's inspiring. i can't find any connection whatsoever to your civil rights or i haven't heard anyone suggest that people who are acting in contra investigation of your laws are somehow entitled to civil rights? >> people the people aren't americans. you are sinking the boat here. >> lou: why is it that the chamber of commerce, business roundtable, all of the elites on the right and left are combined? they spent, by the way, $1.5 billion from 2008 to 2012 lobbying on this one issue, more than any other issue before the u.s. congress and senate. >> they want cheap labor. rest of us make up the difference. i have never seen an issue the elite the elected representatives and media or one side and that is why they have to lie. to see marco rubio saying, oh, no, they won't be able to collect any government assistance of. he said a week after they voted down to prevent illegal aliens to get benefits under obamacare. about 50% of illegal immigrants are collecting welfare now. >> lou: it is a peculiar time i
this is matt of civil and human rights. >> lou: it's inspiring. i can't find any connection whatsoever to your civil rights or i haven't heard anyone suggest that people who are acting in contra investigation of your laws are somehow entitled to civil rights? >> people the people aren't americans. you are sinking the boat here. >> lou: why is it that the chamber of commerce, business roundtable, all of the elites on the right and left are combined? they spent, by the way, $1.5...
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they often lecture to law enforcement academies on issues relating to civil rights. would say there has been confusion in this. , remainingforgotten in amazement that the attorney general of the united states said the creating of the mechanism for a path to citizenship is a civil right. i cannot imagine how and what it could mean. at any rate, i want to ask for a vote on it. >> the senator will not be offering it. you have amendment number 11. >> thank you very much. i qualify substitute an amendment to my amendment number 11. >> without objection, the by thent is modified substitute. >> i thank you. chairman, we have worked with senator slake and mccain to address the concerns to my original amendment. i believe we have reached an agreement on the substitute, which i believe, i hope, has their support. the original version of the amendment redefined the southwest border region from within 100 miles from the border to being within 25 miles to the border. current language defines border within 100 miles of the border. san diego is 15 miles from the border. in thisinal
they often lecture to law enforcement academies on issues relating to civil rights. would say there has been confusion in this. , remainingforgotten in amazement that the attorney general of the united states said the creating of the mechanism for a path to citizenship is a civil right. i cannot imagine how and what it could mean. at any rate, i want to ask for a vote on it. >> the senator will not be offering it. you have amendment number 11. >> thank you very much. i qualify...
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rights legislation i was in the johnson white house and it took. many years before we were able to get a constituency it says we have done wrong by our african-american fellow americans and we need to change the way here they were in their face and they want detainees are there and nobody seems to care about understand that but. the undocumented immigrants they were here but nobody seemed to care about them until just recently we're going to get an immigration bill i think that's going to be fair to the immigrants who are here both legally and illegally all i'm saying is when you when you asked they need to win votes and those are gone kind of detainees foreign nationals who will not go away for a political victory or any political scores it seems so they just nobody thinks to be interested in that will there that's what i'm saying is until you highlight and publicize and put spotlight on the kinds of treatments they're getting you're not going to have anything done in this happen and every movement in the united states history where there have bee
rights legislation i was in the johnson white house and it took. many years before we were able to get a constituency it says we have done wrong by our african-american fellow americans and we need to change the way here they were in their face and they want detainees are there and nobody seems to care about understand that but. the undocumented immigrants they were here but nobody seemed to care about them until just recently we're going to get an immigration bill i think that's going to be...
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we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being a progressive, then i am proud of being a progressive. >> to address these concerns, i have made a series of amendments to the resolution that capture the spirit of the policy but would allow continued conversation with the task force and other stakeholders about how we do metering. i believe strongly that the city needs to start developing toes to help create affordable housing. in our housing element alone, we talk about building a 60% affordable, but we are currently not doing that. it is important to start the discussion about creating tools of measuring our affordable housing and creating tools to enforce that. i grew up in new york city, one to my parents who had immigrated here to the u.s. actually, i started really becoming active in working with the community when i was in high school. came out to california for college, went to stanford. i was always politically involved. when i was a college student, i worked on the initiative to get rid of affirmative acti
we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being a progressive, then i am proud of being a progressive. >> to address these concerns, i have made a series of amendments to the resolution that capture the spirit of the policy but would allow continued conversation with the task force and other stakeholders about how we do metering. i believe strongly that the city needs to start developing toes to help create affordable housing. in our housing element...
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you were a civil rights protestor in the '60s. you were there doing sit-ins at segregated lunch counters. >> that's correct. >> john: how do you think the lgbt civil rights movement compares with that? >> there are clearly differences. because the segregation rules were oppressive in a broadway. but what is being denied here are marriage rights. not colored people but civil unions. i'm intrigued the methodist discipline seems to acknowledge the equivalent of civil unions even for people who are gay or lesbian. so it's trying to stress the sank -- sanctifying character of marriage as such. of course, people who want the right to marry, same-sex marriage, are really saying we, too, are summoned to be a part of that. that's our calling too. it is not just yourself. that's clearly the vision of my son and his husband. >> john: the reverend thomas w. ogletree, minister, scholar and retired minister of yale divinity school. good luck to you and your family. >> blessings on you. >> john: sadly another garment tragedy in bangladesh and an
you were a civil rights protestor in the '60s. you were there doing sit-ins at segregated lunch counters. >> that's correct. >> john: how do you think the lgbt civil rights movement compares with that? >> there are clearly differences. because the segregation rules were oppressive in a broadway. but what is being denied here are marriage rights. not colored people but civil unions. i'm intrigued the methodist discipline seems to acknowledge the equivalent of civil unions even...
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we have been, i think, very aggressive in our enforcement of the civil rights laws. there have been a whole host of things that this administration has done, this justice department in particular that are consistent with what i think the president campaigned on, and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> during the last administration, the president signed executive orders that effectively just continued what had already happened. it mentioned civil rights laws, but there are so many other examples where people are disappointed in this administration, civil liberties record, both on the left and the right, do you need to change course and aren't you trampling on civil liberties the same way the bush administration did? >> no, we're not. this administration has put a real value on the rule of law. and our values as americans. i think the actions that we have taken are consistent with both. if one looks at in a dispassionate way what we have done in a whole variety of areas, we -- i found more abundant civil rights division. and that is a division
we have been, i think, very aggressive in our enforcement of the civil rights laws. there have been a whole host of things that this administration has done, this justice department in particular that are consistent with what i think the president campaigned on, and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> during the last administration, the president signed executive orders that effectively just continued what had already happened. it mentioned civil rights laws, but...
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this is a book about a genuine civil rights movement. it has been underrecognized and underappreciated for what it has accomplished on behalf of abused children, on behalf of equality, on behalf of the people who are at the church and make no mistake for catholics and for all christians the church is the people and if you are not a catholic and you're not a christian you can appreciate the concept that we are all one. and there are folks on the stage that have done more to promote the unity of humanity than any people i have ever met so i would like to introduce to you from my left barbara blaine. [applause] barbara is the founder and director of the survivors network for those abused by priests. she has been doing this work since the mid-1980s, when no one else was willing to talk about it, when no one else was there to support the people who had been victimized and people who are fighting for their rights. our roe was there and she was the person who went on television hearst. she alerted the world to what became an international crisi
this is a book about a genuine civil rights movement. it has been underrecognized and underappreciated for what it has accomplished on behalf of abused children, on behalf of equality, on behalf of the people who are at the church and make no mistake for catholics and for all christians the church is the people and if you are not a catholic and you're not a christian you can appreciate the concept that we are all one. and there are folks on the stage that have done more to promote the unity of...
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the pessimist is always right. so it's our duty to be optimists but clearly the pessimist has more information. >> jon: because he's always right. >> i would rather have less information. >> jon: my favorite part about that, you said the word duty. iron man 3. just a couple of old guys h!b @ @ @ @ ú?ú?@?'÷/%
the pessimist is always right. so it's our duty to be optimists but clearly the pessimist has more information. >> jon: because he's always right. >> i would rather have less information. >> jon: my favorite part about that, you said the word duty. iron man 3. just a couple of old guys h!b @ @ @ @ ú?ú?@?'÷/%
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administration's civil liberty's record on the left and on the right. do you need to change course? are you focusing on civil liberties the same way the bush administration was? >> no, we're not. this administration put a real value on the rule of law and our values as, as americans. i think the actions that we have taken are consistent with both. if one looks at, in a dispassionate way, what we have done in a whole variety of areas, we have, i found a more abundant -- moribund civil rights division. that is a civil rights division that has brought record numbers of cases, protected record numbers of people. i would take issue with you with regard to how we have conducted the war on terror and with regard to interrogation policy. there were changes made by that administration. a repudiation of opinions that existed when we came into office. we're talking about i think changes that were consistent with, as i said, what the president campaigned on and what we talked about early on. keri. >> expressed some concern about lack of transparency with regard to
administration's civil liberty's record on the left and on the right. do you need to change course? are you focusing on civil liberties the same way the bush administration was? >> no, we're not. this administration put a real value on the rule of law and our values as, as americans. i think the actions that we have taken are consistent with both. if one looks at, in a dispassionate way, what we have done in a whole variety of areas, we have, i found a more abundant -- moribund civil...
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he survived justices rule and civil rights of every american. he withdrew the representation of commerce around the defense of marriage act annie in the president believed he was constitutionally dubious. he exponentially increase the prosecution of health care fraud cases to recover billions of dollars in taxpayer money that was stolen from the medicare and medicaid system. perhaps most relevant for today's program is that he is insisted on the high ethical standards that edward levi held so dear when he was attorney general. i should tell you that eric holder has one other distinction , a great distinction. many great distinctions, but one i will mention tonight and he's a graduate of stuyvesant high school in new york, eclipsing two other graduates. bob zimmer and me. and i say that without a trace to resentment. so it back, let us welcome the united states eric holder. [applause] >> thank you. good evening. thank you, david for those kind words. it's true we did go to the same high school. i went in a different century. he's a lot younger th
he survived justices rule and civil rights of every american. he withdrew the representation of commerce around the defense of marriage act annie in the president believed he was constitutionally dubious. he exponentially increase the prosecution of health care fraud cases to recover billions of dollars in taxpayer money that was stolen from the medicare and medicaid system. perhaps most relevant for today's program is that he is insisted on the high ethical standards that edward levi held so...
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civil rights laws. there have been a whole host of things that this administration has done, this justice department in particular that is consistent with what the president campaigned on and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> during the last administration, executive orders that continued and what already happened, civil rights laws -- there are so many examples that people are disappointed in this administration both on the left and right. do you need change course? >> no, we're not. this administration has put a real value on the rule of law. values as americans. i think the actions that we have taken are consistent with both. if one looks at dispassionate way what we have done if a whole variety of areas, we, i found more abundant civil rights division. that is a division that has record numbers of cases, protected record numbers of people. i would take issue with regard to how we have conducted the war on terror with regard to interrogation policy. there were changes made
civil rights laws. there have been a whole host of things that this administration has done, this justice department in particular that is consistent with what the president campaigned on and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> during the last administration, executive orders that continued and what already happened, civil rights laws -- there are so many examples that people are disappointed in this administration both on the left and right. do you need change...
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it has to do with the right to counsel in civil case. i will tell you 3 stories. if i give you the statistics, if i sit here and tell you 6 out of 10 middle class people who go to court do not have a lawyer or 8 out of 10 do not have a lawyer. i have diminished those people and in this culture that's one way to take care of the problem because it's almost gone when you hear it. i will tell you 3 stories. a us citizen born and raised in hawthorne california with a limited mental capacity, having lived in the united states, living with his mother and 3 other kids. got arrested on a small trespass. he entered what i can call a criminal factory known as the main jail in los angeles where they process and you can almost feel bad for them but not quite. they process thousands of people. people with hispanic names are called out to be interviewed. he did not have the capacity to explain what i just told you was his background. he was on a bus. he went to immigration service. he was on a bus. he was taken to tijuana and released. no lawyer in that process. every religion
it has to do with the right to counsel in civil case. i will tell you 3 stories. if i give you the statistics, if i sit here and tell you 6 out of 10 middle class people who go to court do not have a lawyer or 8 out of 10 do not have a lawyer. i have diminished those people and in this culture that's one way to take care of the problem because it's almost gone when you hear it. i will tell you 3 stories. a us citizen born and raised in hawthorne california with a limited mental capacity, having...
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there were tipping points in the civil rights movement. there were tipping points in the women's suffrage movement. there were tipping points in every major social movement toward equality and the arc of the universe bending toward justice, there has been some kind of a tipping point. and perhaps this is one. >> i know it's only been four months, and the sandy hook promise is just really getting up and running, what are some concrete things that the folks out there listening to the three of us right now, what would you like to see them do? >> well one of the things they can do is if they have a representative who voted for the manchin-toomey amendment, they can call them and thank them. and if they have a representative who didn't, they can call them and say, "would you mind telling me why?" the president has said it at least half a dozen times now. nothing is going to change until the people demand it. until the people ask for it. >> he said that on december 16th to us -- >> he did, he did. >> to us. and the people, the senators who voted
there were tipping points in the civil rights movement. there were tipping points in the women's suffrage movement. there were tipping points in every major social movement toward equality and the arc of the universe bending toward justice, there has been some kind of a tipping point. and perhaps this is one. >> i know it's only been four months, and the sandy hook promise is just really getting up and running, what are some concrete things that the folks out there listening to the three...
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so the nuclear issue is really separate from the human rights and the civil rights issue in iran. and i suggest always that it is absolutely okay for us as americans, for independent ngos, even for the u.s. government to express dismay about human rights abuses, to express moral support for iranians who are trying to build a better society in iran. but to make that a primary consideration won't get us anywhere with -- i like that cell phone ring. my cell phone doesn't work. whoever's it is. it's not going to get us anywhere in terms of trying to come to some sort of agreement on the nuclear issue with iran. oh, it's not a cell phone. someone's actually practicing, i think. [laughter] even better. a musical accompaniment. [laughter] so i'm not going to be tuning because i know -- too long because i know people want to get answers to questions rather than listen to me going on and on about various things that could bore you to tears. but i think the main thing that i'm trying to get across is that iran is not actually that unique in terms of being a difficult state to deal with. it'
so the nuclear issue is really separate from the human rights and the civil rights issue in iran. and i suggest always that it is absolutely okay for us as americans, for independent ngos, even for the u.s. government to express dismay about human rights abuses, to express moral support for iranians who are trying to build a better society in iran. but to make that a primary consideration won't get us anywhere with -- i like that cell phone ring. my cell phone doesn't work. whoever's it is....
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rights. in other words, they looked the other way because of their gender or their ethnicity or their race. then you get a good lawsuit, at least you can file a good lawsuit on the ground their constitutional civil rights were violated but they don't yet have evidence that even if the police didn't do a good investigation they didn't do a good investigation because they were discriminating against the victims. >> wendy murphy, thanks very much for your insight. >> you're welcome. >>> o.j. simpson wants a new trial. we'll tell you the argument his lawyers are making that could actually see him take the stand this time. >>> plus, the irs is being used as a political tool? it's happened before but did the agency target tea party groups that tried to get tax exempt status? candy crowley knows what's going on in washington. i'll ask her. th angie's list, i save time, money, and i avoid frustration. you'll find reviews on home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. you want to be sur
rights. in other words, they looked the other way because of their gender or their ethnicity or their race. then you get a good lawsuit, at least you can file a good lawsuit on the ground their constitutional civil rights were violated but they don't yet have evidence that even if the police didn't do a good investigation they didn't do a good investigation because they were discriminating against the victims. >> wendy murphy, thanks very much for your insight. >> you're welcome....
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coolidge replied garmin idea time and again to issues of civil rights to immigration and how we would face those to the public sector unions where all are created equal and to form policy when he rejected the pretension to rules of free men and women of europe and the first fight with the bolsheviks who heat refuse to recognize as the rightful rulers of russia. one of his more controversial tax the act of 1924 that have in their origin his thinking on the declaration. coolidge knew he would have to politically defeat the klan, eugenicist, of communist and anarchists. bombing and agitation is eerily similar. coolidge did this understanding and has a spiritual nature touch that in response to the poll. his belief in divine intervention use highly religious language and it was a miracle conspiring reverence to bring programs of every nation to america's shores. considering independence all the hollow ground looking at the liberty bell as a sacred relic. they represent a spiritual event and america has become a wholly-owned. as they read the speech of the declaration signing but my favori
coolidge replied garmin idea time and again to issues of civil rights to immigration and how we would face those to the public sector unions where all are created equal and to form policy when he rejected the pretension to rules of free men and women of europe and the first fight with the bolsheviks who heat refuse to recognize as the rightful rulers of russia. one of his more controversial tax the act of 1924 that have in their origin his thinking on the declaration. coolidge knew he would...